Core machine orders in Japan skidded 7.9 percent on month in June, the Cabinet Office said on Thursday - worth 835.9 billion yen.
The headline figure missed forecasts for a decline of 5.1 percent following the 0.6 percent increase in May.
On a yearly basis, core machine orders climbed 16.6 percent - also below estimates for an increase of 17.6 and down from 19.3 percent in the previous month.
The total number of machinery orders, including those volatile ones for ships and from electric power companies, added 5.0 percent on month but fell 3.2 percent on year to 2.417 trillion yen.
Manufacturing orders dropped 14.0 percent on month but surged 25.0 percent on year to 379.7 billion yen in June, while non-manufacturing orders added 0.6 percent on month and 10.4 percent on year to 477.9 billion yen.
Government orders advanced 6.8 percent on month and 3.0 percent on year to 280.3 billion yen. Orders from overseas gained 20.3 percent on month but fell 19.2 percent on year to 1.071 trillion yen. Orders from agencies jumped 17.3 percent on month and 7.3 percent on year to 107.6 billion yen.
For the second quarter of 2015, core machine orders were up 2.9 percent on quarter and 12.4 percent on year.
For the third quarter of 2015, core machine orders are forecast to have gained 0.3 percent on quarter and 6.8 percent on year.
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